Earl Shannon vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl-Anthony Towns and Earl Shannon that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Earl Shannon

vs.

Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Shannon: 1946-47 to 1948-49
Karl-Anthony Towns: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Shannon 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

NBA Seasons Earl Shannon 3 Karl-Anthony Towns 9

Playoffs Played Earl Shannon 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 4

All-Star Games Earl Shannon 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Shannon 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 2

Rookie of The Year Earl Shannon 0 * Karl-Anthony Towns 1

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Shannon 8.6 Karl-Anthony Towns 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns 10.8

Assists Per Game Earl Shannon 1.3 Karl-Anthony Towns 3.2

Steals Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8

Blocks Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Shannon 1,156 Karl-Anthony Towns 13,121

Total Rebounds Earl Shannon - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns 6,216

Total Assists Earl Shannon 177 Karl-Anthony Towns 1,815

Total Steals Earl Shannon - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns 452

Total Blocks Earl Shannon - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns 721

Total Games Earl Shannon 134 Karl-Anthony Towns 573

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Shannon .305 Karl-Anthony Towns .524

3-Point Percentage Earl Shannon - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns .398

Free Throw Percentage Earl Shannon .598 Karl-Anthony Towns .839

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Shannon 12.1 (1947) Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns 12.4 (2019)

Assists Per Game Earl Shannon 1.5 (1947) Karl-Anthony Towns 4.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Shannon - Karl-Anthony Towns 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns 10.7

Assists Per Game Earl Shannon - Karl-Anthony Towns 2.2

Steals Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns 0.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Shannon - Karl-Anthony Towns 395

Total Rebounds Earl Shannon - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns 225

Total Assists Earl Shannon - Karl-Anthony Towns 47

Total Steals Earl Shannon - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns 11

Total Blocks Earl Shannon - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns 21

Total Games Earl Shannon 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Shannon - Karl-Anthony Towns .489

3-Point Percentage Earl Shannon - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns .385

Free Throw Percentage Earl Shannon - Karl-Anthony Towns .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Shannon - Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Earl Shannon - Karl-Anthony Towns 2.6 (2024)

Steals Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 (2022)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.